Hasan Âli Yücel (17 December 1897 - 26 February 1961) was a Turkish education reformer and philosophy teacher who served as minister of national education of Turkey from December 1938 to August 1946.

[2] After graduating from Istanbul University Faculty of Literature, he started teaching on 19 December 1922.

With the establishment of the Turkish Language Association on 12 July 1932, Hasan Âli Yücel was appointed as the head of the etymology branch.

Turkey's entry into UNESCO and foundation of State Conservatory (20 May 1940) has been a result of his efforts.

With this law, the tight ties of higher education institutions with the Ministry were significantly loosened, existing institutions were brought to a structural integrity, thus giving universities an organic character.